Paul De Muniz
American judge
Paul J. De Muniz (born June 8, 1947) is a retired American judge in the state of Oregon. He is the first Hispanic Chief Justice in the history of the Oregon Supreme Court. He was elected to the court in 2000, and elected as chief justice in 2006. He won re-election in May 2006 for another six-year term on the state's highest court. De Muniz previously served on the Oregon Court of Appeals for ten years.
Early life
Born on June 8, 1947, in Glendale, California, De Muniz's family lived there until Paul turned six when the family relocated to Portland, Oregon.
In Portland, he attended Harvey Scott Elementary in the Roseway Neighborhood and graduated from Madison High School in Northeast Portland. After graduating from high school in 1965 De Muniz served time in the Air Force, including time in Vietnam during the war.
De Muniz enrolled at Portland State University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1972. He completed his education in 1975 after graduating from Willamette University College of Law in Salem with a JD. At Willamette he was an associate editor of the school's law review publication.
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